Traffic escort wardens
17 Traffic escort wardens
In this regulation —
traffic escort warden means a person who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police under section 23 to perform one or more of the functions relating to the escort and movement of oversize vehicles.
For section 24(1)(a), a traffic escort warden has, in relation to the warden’s functions, the powers conferred on a police officer under a provision of a road law mentioned in the Table.
Table
Road law provision | Description |
|---|---|
Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 s. 32 | Direction to give personal details |
Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 s. 33 | Direction to produce driver’s licence document, learner’s permit |
Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 s. 39 | Direction to stop vehicle, not move or interfere with vehicle or load |
Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 s. 75 | Give several, further directions |
Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 34(2)(b) | Direct production of copy of permit for modification |
Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 41(2)(b) | Direct production of copy of permit for access approval |
Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 r. 454X | Direct production of heavy vehicle pilot licence |
For section 24(1)(b), the following references to a police officer are to be read as including a traffic escort warden —
a reference to a police officer in a provision of a road law mentioned in the Table to subregulation (2);
a reference to a police officer in the Road Traffic Code 2000 regulation 272(1), 273(1), (3) or (4) or 282(1);
a reference to a police officer in paragraph (a) of the definition of escort vehicle in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 regulation 3;
a reference to a police officer in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 regulation 452(2) or 454X.
[Regulation 17 amended: Gazette 15 Nov 2016 p. 5077.]
[18. Deleted: SL 2024/201 r. 10.]
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